The bigger win

Their 1-0 shutout win over Dallas on Saturday, or their 4-3 victory over Tampa on Saturday.

When I talked to Barry Trotz today, I thought he would definitely say Tampa. That victory gave them four points on the weekend. Plus, they arrived in Tampa at 3 a.m. and played 15 hours later. But I got a different answer from Trotz.

“That Dallas game was huge,” Trotz said. “From our standpoint, you get that game, we haven’t won a lot there. We’ve done better the last couple of years, but it was a nightmare the first seven or eight years. They were a top team and on top of their game.”

Trotz makes a good point. The Preds were 5-16-1 at the Stars leading up to that game. And, they had been outscored 30-66.

In terms of other news, Trotz said Ryan Suter (lower-body) and Marcel Goc (shoulder) worked out Monday. He had no update on Matthew Lombardi (concussion).